The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 20, 1887, Page 2

ree More vtersto His Dead List Walter i porate Chor | Texarkana April 1 At two a. m Friday morning there was cnacted at the Ridgely tarm, eighteen miles north of here, what is thought to be the final chapter of a series of tragedies extending over a period of some On March 3d last, « St. Lous drummer crossed Red River at Ropemeyer’s store, near Ridgely’s farm, the two men in charge of the terry charging him fifty cents. The next day he returned and recrossed, when the ferrymen demanded five dollars ter- siage, The drummer demurred at this exhorbitant charge, and the boat- men retained his sample case, and all adjourned to Ropemeyer’s store still debating the ferry charges. Ar- wiying at the store, they found a number of neighboring farmers there congregated and among the num- ber, Walter Ridgely. The latter hearing the dispute between the drummer and the ferrymen, espous- ed the former’s part and _ insisted that they should accept the fifty cents and give up the sample case. A quarrel and then a fight ensued Between Ridgely and the terrymen, en the course of which Ridgeley was compelled to shoot them both in self defense. A couple of xinsmen ef the dead men, from not a distant geighborhoo.!, soon appeared in the vicinity heavily armed and gave out their intention to kill Ridgely on asght, ard anout later they fired upon him from ambush, at dusk as he was returning home, killing his horse. Both man and horse fell together, and the would Beassassins supposing both dead left cover and when feet of Ridgely were both shot dead by lim. Ridgely escaped without ascratch. Three other members otf the Mur- @hy family soon appeared in the @eighborhood and openly avowed their purpose of avenging their dead Rinsmen. For the past three weeks Ridgely has scarcely left his house, Gut has kept a sharp lookout atall @mes, well knowing the desperate @haracter of the men with whom he @ad to deal. Several times recently @he Murphys have been seen near fhe house and it was a firm conyrc- six weeks two weeks within a few _ Gon trom the first in the minds of dhe neighbors that a clash was only @matter of time. Friday morning a@t 2 o'clock Ridgely heard a disturb- ence in his barn, and as he has sey- @tal valuable horses, he supposed Q@orse thieves were at work, He Quietly arose, pulled on his boots and pants, took up a couple ot @orty-fours, and calling upon two of @is men to follow, started toward he stable. When about half way Between the dwelling and the stable @e was fired upon from behind a wagon in the barnyard, the bullet @eing through his hat and knocking @ off. Ridgely dropped to his knees et the shot and fired one of his re- wolvers at what he supposed to be @he man who had fired at him. The eesult of this shot was a yell and an eath, and the man dropped to the ground. Ridgely then arose and started for the wagon, but had gone Sut afew steps when, in tront of @im, the report of two guns was @eerd, and at the report two men @dvanced upon him, firing as they @ame. As they appeared in view Ridgely commenced returning the Gre, At their third or fourth shot Ridgely received a ball in his left arm, rendering it useless, but at the @ame time another of his assailants @ropped before his fire. As he Gell, however, he sent a ball crash- @githrough Ruigely’s right breast, who, in turn, also fell, but turned pon his side and fired upon the re- maining man with such good aim @at the brought him. down. By this me, however, the man who had shot Ridgley in the breast had raised himself upon his elbow and was in the act of firing again when a well @irected shot from one of Ridgley’s guns struck him in the head, killine | bim instantly. a The household had by this time / become thoroughly aroused, and | when the firing ceased five or six of | the farm hands ventured out and |} hearing Ric ' went tohmm, carried house and dispatched a messenger | for a physican. Ridgely then = rected his men to go out and see if 1, and ! who all three ot the men were deac the two were dead, but it was found that were last engaged the one who opened the battle was still alive. Ridgely then gave or- ders that the latter be brought into the house and given attention. The reluctantly, insisting men obeyed to Ridgely that he permit them to finish him then and there. Ridgely said. ‘*No, boys, burt. I knew he tried to ‘do’ me, but I got Guess he has got bring he is my work in first. enough of it. Do as I say; him in and let the doctor see if he can do him any good.’’ The man | tant points, was accordingly putto bed, but died within an hour. When the doctors arrived and ex- amined Ridgely’s wounds they at first said he would die. They tound three wounds—one in the right breast, one in the left arm and the other just under the lett should- er blade. They insisted on Ridge- ly’s taking chloroform, but he re- plied that ne would net; that the bullets had gone in without it and must come out without it; so they proceeded to probe for the balls, Ridgely never losing consciousness, proving himself a man of rare nerve. After probing for an hour or more the balls in the breast and shoulder were located and removed. The patient was resting easy at last ac- counts, and_ his will not prove tatal. The doctors say he will be out again in a couple of weeks. The three men killed proved to be the last of the Murphy family, and they had hit upon the ruse of draw- wounds ing Ridgely from the house by rais- ing a disturbance among the horses in the barn. The Murphys have long been a terror to Northwest Ar- kansas, Northeast Texas and a large part ot the Indian Territory, and it would be difficult to find seven more dreaded or more desperate men in any county than the seven disposed of by Ridgely. Since the killng Ridgely’s house has been crowded with neighbors and friends congratulating him upon his having rid the country otf this lawless band. Ridgely 1s a: man of fine intellect and well educated. He is young, influential and wealthy, and never indulges in the use of in- toxicating hquors and says no man can haye a greater aversion to the shedding of blood than himself, and that the plain necesssity to preserve his own lite induced him to take the lives of the men named; and he says also, if there should turn up any more relatives or friends ot the tami- ly, who want any of his medicine, he will accommodate them as soon as he gets on his feet. The Large Fee of a London Physician. Court Journal. Physicians fees are sometimes nearly equal to the tees of the leading members of the bar, some- times they are a little over; stance, a for in- distinguished physician was offered 500 guineas to pay a Visit to a sick person who was resid- ing a fair distance off on the conti- nent. The doctor declined; more offers tempting him were consecu- tively made till the bid was $5,000. This sum was also declined. But he was shortly after compelled to attend some one else who was re- siding near this tempting would-be patient, and he took the opportuni- ty ot looking in en route. The physician was offered £5,000 on leaving, but would {not consent to receive more than £500. A few days after his return to London he tound that £4,000 had been placed to his credit at the banker's. This sum he immediately forwarded to a charitable institution, intorming the grateful and large-paying patient of what he had done, which entire- ly met with approval. The physi- cian’s name will not be difficult to search out, for three Steps through the alphabet will bring one to the right letter; the Temaiing ones can easily be filled in by those who know the kind-hearted man. The moulders’ war has reached Pittsburg, anda strike throughout the country is anticipated. i WASHINGTON LETTE Washington, D. C., Apr tt, The interstate commerce mission has been 1n almost ¢ ous session during the past week, much ot its time bemg occupied in to the arguments of attor- hstening neys in the interest of several great ad systems in the south and rai west whose business has been most seriously affected by the law. The known as the ‘long and ’* which prohibits from discrimi- section short haul clause, railroad companies nating in favor of shippers to dis- has the most serious effect upon the interests of the vari- ous companies and in order to ena- ble the Commission consider the question, an order was issued on Wednesday last suspend- ing the operation ot the objectiona- ble clause for ninety days. The commission has secured commod:- ous offices in the new Baltimore Sun Building. This is an eight story marble front structure, to which the builders are just putting the finish- ing touches. It was built, and is owned by the Baltimore Sun pub- lishing company. It 1s centrally lo- cated midway between the Post Office and Interer Department up- on one hand and the Treasury on the other, and 1» by far the finest private building in the city. The request of the Cockrell com- | mittee tor data concerning the du- { ties of the employees in the yarious branches of the service, has caused much complaint in the several exec- utive departments on account of the large amount of extra work imposed on the clerks. In several of the de- partments it has been found neces- sary to work after hours in order to catch up with the current business. Itis thought that the printing of the data to the committee will require at least eight or ten furnished large volumes. The news that two or three of the southern military companies decided to withdraw from participation in the National Drill on account ot the admission of colored troops to com- petition is generally regretted here. Not that it will have the least effect upon the enterprise the success of which is so well assured, but ve- cause it puts the compames with- drawing in a position which is not tenable. The idea that to compete with colored companies in_ the drill 1s to admit ot social equality is too absurd to admit of argument. The work of converting the Washington Navy Yard into a great ordinance foundry for the manu- facture of steel guns tor the navy 1s being pushed rapidly forward. It is proposed to establish a foundry capable ot turninz out torty steel gunsof the largest size each year, besides supplying all ot the ordi- nance stores of the vessels in com- mission, To do this will require the services of one thousand men and the monthly pay roll will exceed $50,000. Although the law prohibits the sale of liquors in Washington on Sunday, the saloon-keepers gener- ally have been 80 persistent in evad. ing it, as to render the prohibition clause practically a dead letter. The Commissioners have determin- | ed that in the future the law shall he strictly enforced, and in accord- ance with this decision, issued an order to the effect that “tall keepers of hotels, saloons and restaurants in the District of Col- umbia who have been twice con- victed ot selling liquor on Sunday, shall upon such second conyiction forfeit their license, and no license shall be granted to the person ot- fending, nor to any one else occu- pying the premises upon which the offense was committed, during the license year then next ensuing.” This order will no doubt have the desired effect as it cuts off every chance of escape for the saloon keepers, and it 1s not probable that any of them will have temerity to Tun so dangerous a risk as that of selling liquor on Sunday now in- volves. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cnty Sores, Cancers, Piles, Chilblains, Corns, Teter, Chapped Hands, and ail skin erup- tions,and postively cures piles, or no pay | required. It is guaranteed to give pertect satistaction, or money refnnded. i: wks 25 cts For leby | the court that said detendant be notified to caretully { they have! 2 | vacation that said detendant be notified | and on or betore the sixth day of j term, if the term eiall ev luug couliauc, | Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered bv by publication that plaintiff has com. ! menced a suit against him in this court, | by petition and affidavit the object and, general nature ot which is to obtain a/ decree of divorce from the bonds of mat | rimonv heretofore contracted with said | defendant upon the grouad that defend- | ant has abandoned plaintiff and has ab- | sented himselt trom plaintiff without | | reasonable cause tor the space of one) | vear and that unless the said dafendant | | be and appear atthis court, atthe next | term thereof, to be begun and holden at the court house inthe citv ot Butler, ia | said county, on the sixth davof June next | and on or beforethe sixth dav of said term, if the term shall so long continue, and if not, then on or betore the last dav | of said term, answer or plead to the peti- tion in said cause, the same will be taken as confessed, and judgment will be ren- dered accordingly. And it ordered, that a copy hereof be pub- lished, according tolaw, in the Butler Weekly Times, a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Mo., tor four weeks successively, the last insertion to be at least tour weeks betore the first dav of the next term of this court Witness mv hand and the seal of the [SEAL.| circuit court ot Bates county, this 18th dav of February, 1887. J. C. HAYES, Circuit Clerk. Order ot Publication. STATE oF MISsouURI, om County ot Bates} | Gee In the circuit court of said county, June term, 1537 Eve M. Pyle, plaintiff, vs. Wm. E. Pyle, detendant. Now at this day comes the plaintitt herein, by her attorney, before the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court of Bates county, in vacation, and files her petition and affidavit, alleging, among other things, that defendant is not a re-ident of the state of Missouri. Whereupon it is ordered by the clerk in vacation that said detendant be _noti- fied by publication that plaintiff has commenced a suit against: him je obtain a decree ot ed with said detendant, and allowing the plaintiff the custody of the child born ot such marriage, upon the ground that | defendant has without reasonable cause the space ot one year and has wholly tailed and neglected to maintain and support the plaintiff for the dies of one year and that unless the said Wm. E- Pyle, be and appear at this court, at the next term thereof, to be begun and_ hol- den at the court house in the city of Butler, in said county, on the sixth day ot June next, and on or before the sixth day of said term, if the term shall so long continue, and if not, then on or before the last day of said term, anzwer or plead to tne petition in said cause, the same will be taken as confessed and judgment will be rendered accordingly. And it is further ordered, that a copy hereot be published, according to law, in the Butler Weekly Times a weekly newspaper printed and published in Bates county, Me., for four weeks suc- cessively, the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the first day of the next term ot said circuit court, J. C. HAYES, Circuit Clerk. A true copv from the record. Witness mv hand and the seal of the [SeaL.j circuit court of Bates county this 25th day ot March, 1887. 18 J. C.HAYES, Circuit Clerk. Order of Publication. STATE OF MISSORRI, } County of Bates. ~ In the circuit court of said county, Feb- { ruary term, 1387. S. W. Frederick, plaintiff, vs. Frederick, detendant. Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein, by his attorney, before the un- dersigned clerk ot the circuit court of Bates county, in vacation, and files his petition and affidavit, alleging, among other things, that defendant is not a resivent of the state ot Missouri: Whereupou it is ordered by the clerk in Dizy by publication that plaintiff has com- menced a sult against her in this court by petition and affidavit the object and general nature ot which isto obtain a decree ot divorce from the bonds of matrimony heretotere entered into and contracted between plaintitt and defend- ant, upon the ground that detendant has absented herseit from plaintiff tor the Space of more than one year and has wiltully and without reasonable cause remained away trom plaintitt and that unless the said Dizy Frederick, be and appear at this court, at the next term thereot, to be begun and haldenat the court house, in the city of Butler, in said county, on the sixth day otf June next, aid and if not, then on or before the last day of said term, answer or plead to the peti- tion in said cause, the same will be taken as contessed, and judgment will be ren- dered accordingly. And be it further! Prive | be at least four weeks before the first day H i : . i ot the next term of said court. Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever | = J. C. HAYES, Clerk. | A true copy trom the record, { a Witness my hand and the seal [Sea.} ot the circuit court ot Bates! a | | | | | { A true copy from the record. in this! court, by petition and afhdavit, the ob- | j d general nature of which is to | divorce from the } bonds of matrimony heretofore contract- | -C. HAYES, Circuit Clerk. { | We will inaugurate a sale, which for stupendous slaughter shall transcen) Over $37,000 in Clothing is turther | | | absented himself trom the plaintiff for J. A. WYNNE & CO., PRS. j ordered, that a copy hereot be published | aS Tees ! Fa } ; had | according to law, inthe Butler Weekly} ; Times, a weekly newspaper printed and | published in Bates county, Mo., for tour; Ky | Weeks successivel}, the last insertion to} «fii county, this 7th day of March, | | = aad; Let Those Follow Who Cal 4 | GN FRIDAY, APRIL 15, 1887 anything eyer known or ever herd of in America. We have: secured, e ridiculous low prices a little c st Alt w D and while this (as well as goods previously received) lasts we shall MAKE ROME HOWL! and the barnacles of the clothing trade will wish they were located ia som cross-road town, out ot Kansas City. : The tollowing cut prices are absolutely genuine, and must not confounded with the sayings or doings of dealers berett ot reputation; stake ours without reserving during thr le. 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